ST. LOUIS — When Dan Bryan walks out onto the field at Busch Stadium Friday evening, he’ll have a familiar Rawlings glove and weathered baseball in his hands.
Bryan, a Missouri father whose story spread around the nation over the past six months, will throw out the first pitch at the Cardinals vs. Cubs game Friday on what would have marked his son Ethan’s 18th birthday.
The game will instead serve as Catch No. 205 this year for Bryan, who pledged New Year’s Day to play catch 365 days in a row with friends and strangers alike in honor of his lost son.